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immigration laws. two large companies in minnesota, carlson and medtronic says the current law hurt our ability to recruit and retain top talent. they are part of a coalition, uniting american families act, and a bill will give committed st. essex couples the same immigration opportunities as other couples. i was recently told of another minnesota company, a smaller company, that will likely have to shut down because the owners, a same-6 couple, will not be able to stay in the country. this point i would like it to enter into the record a letter from the 30 companies that compromise -- that comprise this coalition. is that all right, mr. chairman? i would like to enter a letter from 30 companies in support of your bill. iter >> those circumstances, is quite all right, and of course we will be delighted to have it. i know everybody will want to read it before that date is out. thank you. >> ok, thank you. to finish this point. speakask mr. holtz-eakin to it. do we not miss an opportunity to strengthen o
immigration laws. two large companies in minnesota, carlson and medtronic says the current law hurt our ability to recruit and retain top talent. they are part of a coalition, uniting american families act, and a bill will give committed st. essex couples the same immigration opportunities as other couples. i was recently told of another minnesota company, a smaller company, that will likely have to shut down because the owners, a same-6 couple, will not be able to stay in the country. this...
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view, exist iny harmony in our law. i would urge the obama administration to use both systems. >> what about the older suspect's name when they were traveling? >> i spoke for 45 minutes with the director of the fbi. i think all of us are wondering if the russians told us about this guy being an -- a radical islam as in 2007, how could we miss it. according to the fbi, they took .he information seriously they got a report and never got a reply. apparently, the misspelling of his name was such that it did not pop up in the system. did he intentionally misspelled his name or did the russian make an error? all of the radical activities that this guy was engaged in, how could we miss this? needof the tools that we are not there. is this a question of the fbi not using the tools available to them? or is this a question of there are not enough tools in the toolbox? we need to learn that. time itis the second has happened, right? >> it is the second time -- let me say the pattern that bothers me the most. underwear bomber was m
view, exist iny harmony in our law. i would urge the obama administration to use both systems. >> what about the older suspect's name when they were traveling? >> i spoke for 45 minutes with the director of the fbi. i think all of us are wondering if the russians told us about this guy being an -- a radical islam as in 2007, how could we miss it. according to the fbi, they took .he information seriously they got a report and never got a reply. apparently, the misspelling of his name...
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disobeyed the law. we have more than a defacto amnesty. we have an executive branch that is ignoring the statute as written. either -- there are a number of people, including me, who believe that representations' that the border will b and theblack have an e effective system of modern during and addressing pisa overstays has been adequately -- there are you say has adequately addressed in this bill. you know that since 1996 congress has said the executive branch should create a system of monitoring be set overstays, yet today 40% of illegal immigration does not come across the border, it is people coming in illegally and overstaying. i ask you whether you understand those who have seen this movie before and have said these promises and assurances that this is the last time this will ever have to happen, because we're going to institute a system of border security and enforcing the law against people who i lally, but overstay their visas, that has never come to pass. can you appreciate the skepticism tha
disobeyed the law. we have more than a defacto amnesty. we have an executive branch that is ignoring the statute as written. either -- there are a number of people, including me, who believe that representations' that the border will b and theblack have an e effective system of modern during and addressing pisa overstays has been adequately -- there are you say has adequately addressed in this bill. you know that since 1996 congress has said the executive branch should create a system of...
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of law is upheld. special2007, the interests were brought in, being engaged behind closed doors, to help write a bill while law enforcement officers, the ones given the duty to make sure the laws complied with, have been shut out come as has been the public. this bill is amnesty before enforcement. begin now the is the promise for enforcement perry sa. today if it passes, illegal immigrants will have the percti of amnesty, and all the appellate panel pass it is submit alat ll never geimplemented. the bill's provision to include those who pose a public sector threat, as offirs w the bill. we have not gotten the full story on this issue. you will hear alarming facts, straight from the source, no immigration bill should ever pass congress that the law enforcement officers on the ground tell us will not work or cannot be enforced. senator, it is good to have you. if you would like to share a couple of remarks, and we will go straight to these gentlemen. >> thank you, and i am very honored to join jeff and
of law is upheld. special2007, the interests were brought in, being engaged behind closed doors, to help write a bill while law enforcement officers, the ones given the duty to make sure the laws complied with, have been shut out come as has been the public. this bill is amnesty before enforcement. begin now the is the promise for enforcement perry sa. today if it passes, illegal immigrants will have the percti of amnesty, and all the appellate panel pass it is submit alat ll never...
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the law is being followed. wire just following the law. we have a procedure that has to do the e.i.s., it was appropriately contracted out, e.i.s. was done, then we have a public reporting period. that public reporting period is going on right now. then after the public reporting period there is an option. it's all under the law. to perhaps get more information if there is some reason the public comment required it, there is a determination the public interest, and ultimately the decision will come to me. it's not ripe. it's not there. and i am staying as far away from that as i can now so that when the appropriate time comes to me, i'm not getting information from any place i shouldn't be and i'm not getting engaged in the debate at a time that i shouldn't be. we are following the legal procedure that is required. i assure you. secondly, regarding l.n.g. and so forth. look, i spent a lot of time on energy and climate and so forth when i was in the senate, and i would love to see the western hemisphere be energy independent. it's not a dre
the law is being followed. wire just following the law. we have a procedure that has to do the e.i.s., it was appropriately contracted out, e.i.s. was done, then we have a public reporting period. that public reporting period is going on right now. then after the public reporting period there is an option. it's all under the law. to perhaps get more information if there is some reason the public comment required it, there is a determination the public interest, and ultimately the decision will...
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>> well, right now the border patrol already pursuant to existing law, an appropriations law, has done an extensive study of where fencing makes sense along the southwest border. they determined that there were 653 miles where it actually makes sense and as snorn cornyn mentioned, there are vast stretches of the board where are it doesn't make a lot of sense. >> sure, sure. >> and 652 miles of that have been completed. , so i think what we would do, should the bill pass, is go back, look at the kind of fencing we have and say, well, do we want to make it triple what it is or taller than what it is or something of that sort? but we have continually looked at the infrastructure along the border from a security perspective. >> ok. now, you'll also have discretion to waive grounds of inadmissibility. n the part of would-be r.p.i.'s related to criminal background and the language of the bill, i believe, says that you can do that for humanitarian purposes to ensure family unity or if such waiver is otherwise in the public interest. and once you decide to make such a waiver, you have to apply
>> well, right now the border patrol already pursuant to existing law, an appropriations law, has done an extensive study of where fencing makes sense along the southwest border. they determined that there were 653 miles where it actually makes sense and as snorn cornyn mentioned, there are vast stretches of the board where are it doesn't make a lot of sense. >> sure, sure. >> and 652 miles of that have been completed. , so i think what we would do, should the bill pass, is go...
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, they follow the law. four levels of review. we shouldn't put the burden on the victims. we don't do it if somebody sticks a gun in your face on the street or robs the bank or robs your home. what's the difference if they're robbing your internet or stealing your blueprints that steals american jobs? the difference is none. theft is theft. let us not move to get the government into regulatinging a pects of the internet between private -- aspects of the internet between private to private. keep the government out of it. that's what we decided to do. we've come to a sensible place that protects that p.i.i., that personal identifiable information, and allows the government to stay out of regulating the internet. i thinks -- i think that's the right choice. including those from the high tech industry to the manufacturing they say that's the way to go. stay out of our business. we'll share with you when we are victims of crime. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from michigan r
, they follow the law. four levels of review. we shouldn't put the burden on the victims. we don't do it if somebody sticks a gun in your face on the street or robs the bank or robs your home. what's the difference if they're robbing your internet or stealing your blueprints that steals american jobs? the difference is none. theft is theft. let us not move to get the government into regulatinging a pects of the internet between private -- aspects of the internet between private to private. keep...
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if the law requires them to change the plan, does it mean they -- >> the law doesn't require them to change the plan. that's the whole part of being grandfathered. you don't have to change it. >> so the employers don't have to change the health care plan they're offering? >> as long as the plan does not change significantly in terms of the benefits that they offer, they keep the benefits -- >> or what's required by the health care bill? >> the gentleman's time has expired. >> then they can keep a grandfathered plan and they do not have to comply with the provisions of the affordable care act. that's what grandfathering means. >> thank you. >> the gentleman's time has expired. now i recognize the gentleman from missouri, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. cohen, thank you for being here today. i'd got to say if rob sterling walked through that door right there i wouldn't be surprised because he would walk in here and say you have now entered the twilight zone. there cannot be so much difference in interpretation, i don't think, other than it's inexplainable. it is twili
if the law requires them to change the plan, does it mean they -- >> the law doesn't require them to change the plan. that's the whole part of being grandfathered. you don't have to change it. >> so the employers don't have to change the health care plan they're offering? >> as long as the plan does not change significantly in terms of the benefits that they offer, they keep the benefits -- >> or what's required by the health care bill? >> the gentleman's time has...
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we have the rule of law. we need to do commonsense tax reform for the purposes of putting us in a position where we can create the jobs today and for generations to come because we will then create a fair, level playing field that allows us to start building things in america, allows us to put people to work for generations to come. so i appreciate my good friend from oklahoma bringing this issue to the forefront and having this conversation tonight. and i know he's bringing forth a copy of the code and the regulations and all you have to do is look at that colossal piece of paper or reams of paper, books of paper, 70,000 pages of statutory tax and regulation. we in america can do better. we as house republicans demand us to do better, and we will do better under the leadership that house republicans are doing in the ways and means committee and as a conference to make sure that we end up with a code that is simple, fair and no longer is riddled with loopholes, big government handouts, big government subsidie
we have the rule of law. we need to do commonsense tax reform for the purposes of putting us in a position where we can create the jobs today and for generations to come because we will then create a fair, level playing field that allows us to start building things in america, allows us to put people to work for generations to come. so i appreciate my good friend from oklahoma bringing this issue to the forefront and having this conversation tonight. and i know he's bringing forth a copy of the...
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the law is the law. the law has passed. the law is signed. what happens since that time is this torrent of regulations that's come out of the department of health and human services, the department of treasury, office of management and budget, all of those -- office of personnel management, all of those that's implementing this failed product. we can all argue about big subtle law but rulemaking is going on even as we speak. new rules are coming out. prom -- are being promulgated. why did they hide that until two days after election day? because they were afraid of what the public's response would be when they saw what that rule actually said and turn out most of the nation's governors said, we don't want any part of this. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: madam speaker, let me yield myself as long as it takes me to read this message. it needs to be answered, and i want everybody in america to listen up. you've been told it's a job-killing b
the law is the law. the law has passed. the law is signed. what happens since that time is this torrent of regulations that's come out of the department of health and human services, the department of treasury, office of management and budget, all of those -- office of personnel management, all of those that's implementing this failed product. we can all argue about big subtle law but rulemaking is going on even as we speak. new rules are coming out. prom -- are being promulgated. why did they...
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a we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? host: we should point out that was before it dzhokhar tsarnaev was captured. he is under heavy guard protection, but one of the issues is whether or not he will be given his miranda rights. is he a u.s. citizen and under the constitution considered innocent until proven guilty, or is he an enemy combat? guest: you have people from the aclu and other supporters of civil liberties saying you have cases where -- you have the same two senators, john mccain and lindsey graham, who said this person is a terrorist and should not have miranda rights. it seems the obama administration is going to be straddling the middle ground, as they did with the so-called underwear bomber from a few years ago. host: "national journal" reporting the headline, "pete williams' reporting philosophy d y was g boon sighttory r guest: i would have to say that pete williams is the best i have ever come across, so measured and sofer. is amazing he was able to be showcased the way
a we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws including this new bill before us? host: we should point out that was before it dzhokhar tsarnaev was captured. he is under heavy guard protection, but one of the issues is whether or not he will be given his miranda rights. is he a u.s. citizen and under the constitution considered innocent until proven guilty, or is he an enemy combat? guest: you have people from the aclu and other...